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CrescNet - Growth Monitoring Network

— Observational Obesity Child Development Growth Disorders

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Obesity, Child Development, Growth Disorders. Basic parameters: up to 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Germany
Next step
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Official title

CrescNet - Computer-guided, Population-based Surveillance System for Growth Disorders

Overview

CrescNet is a network of primary care physicians and pediatricians (n=219) and endocrinological treatment centers (n=33), established in Leipzig in 1998, whose aim is to improve the early detection of growth disorders. Secondary to this clinical aim, epidemiological analyses, for example on secular trends of growth data of children, are performed.

Detailed description

Pediatricians participating in CrescNet provide pseudononymized data on patients' height, weight, and head circumferences to the CrescNet registry. Growth data are evaluated by automatized filter algorithms and by a pediatric endocrinologist. CrescNet does not have access to patients or personal patient data. Each participating pediatrician receives a quarterly screening report with recommendations for the work-up of children with abnormal growth or abnormal development of weight or body mass index.

The data registry is used for scientific purposes.The collection of data from healthy children allows the generation of evidence based statements about prevalence rates of growth disorders and also about the rates in disorders of weight development. For this, data are provided completely anonymized without allowing conclusions on personal patient data.

Primary outcome measures

  • growth disorders [Time frame: 18 years]
  • obesity [Time frame: 18 years]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Population based sample with inclusion of any patient seen by primary care or institutional physician/pediatrician, regardless of the objective for the visit (well child visits, acute visits or special requests)

Exclusion Criteria: none

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Observational model
Other

Study locations

Germany · 1 center
  • CrescNet - University of Leipzig — Leipzig

Publications

  • Herget S, Markert J, Petroff D, Gausche R, Grimm A, Hilbert A, Kiess W, Bluher S. Psychosocial Well-Being of Adolescents Before and After a 1-Year Telephone-Based Adiposity Prevention Study for Families. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Sep;57(3):351-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.05.014. PMID 26299563
  • Wagner IV, Paetzold C, Gausche R, Vogel M, Koerner A, Thiery J, Arsene CG, Henrion A, Guettler B, Keller E, Kiess W, Pfaeffle R, Kratzsch J. Clinical evidence-based cutoff limits for GH stimulation tests in children with a backup of results with reference to mass spectrometry. Eur J Endocrinol. 2014 Sep;171(3):389-97. doi: 10.1530/EJE-14-0165. Epub 2014 Jun 24. PMID 24966174
  • Markert J, Alff F, Zschaler S, Gausche R, Kiess W, Bluher S. Prevention of childhood obesity: recruiting strategies via local paediatricians and study protocol for a telephone-based counselling programme. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2013 Dec;7(6):e476-86. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.07.008. PMID 24308890
  • Alff F, Markert J, Zschaler S, Gausche R, Kiess W, Bluher S. Reasons for (non)participating in a telephone-based intervention program for families with overweight children. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34580. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034580. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PMID 22509327
  • Keller A, Klossek A, Gausche R, Hoepffner W, Kiess W, Keller E. [Selective primary obesity prevention in children]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2009 Jan;134(1-2):13-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1105883. Epub 2008 Dec 17. German. PMID 19090446
  • Keller E, Gausche R, Meigen C, Keller A, Burmeister J, Kiess W. Auxological computer based network for early detection of disorders of growth and weight attainment. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Feb;15(2):149-56. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2002.15.2.149. PMID 11874179
  • Kiess W, Gausche R, Keller A, Burmeister J, Willgerodt H, Keller E. Computer-guided, population-based screening system for growth disorders (CrescNet) and on-line generation of normative data for growth and development. Horm Res. 2001;56 Suppl 1:59-66. doi: 10.1159/000048137. PMID 11786688
  • Keller E, Burmeister J, Gausche R, Keller A, Hermanussen M, Kiess W. [Model program for the early detection and optimal treatment of disorders of growth and physical development using a medical competence netwok]. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich. 2000 Sep;94(8):695-8. German. PMID 11084726

Identifiers

NCT: NCT03072537 · CrescNet

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗